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When Diplomacy Blurs Into Crime: The Coercion Ecosystem Behind Beijing’s Power
OTTAWA — In this investigative conversation, sinologist Chris Meyer and I start with Chinese threats against Japan’s new prime minister, Sanae Takaic…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
‘Old Friends’ of Beijing: Dennis Molinaro on Trudeau and the Elite Networks That Rewired Canada–China Relations
OTTAWA — In this episode of The Bureau Podcast, I chat with Canadian author, historian and former national security analyst Dennis Molinaro to unpack…
6 months ago
Vancouver Real Estate Horror Story: How Author Jesse Ferreras Turned a Broken Housing Market into Gothic Fiction
In today’s Bureau Podcast, I reconnect with my former journalism colleague Jesse Ferreras. We both came of age as reporters in Vancouver and worked t…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
The Bureau Breaks Down Ryan Wedding's Rise With Brian Lilley
OTTAWA — In this conversation with Canada’s highest-profile political columnist, Brian Lilley, I dive into how I first uncovered the improbable rise …
6 months, 2 weeks ago
From “Elbows Up” to “51st State”: How a Psyop-Style Campaign That Delivered Mark Carney’s Win May Extend Into Floor-Crossing Gambits and Trade Talks Shaping China–Canada–US–Mexico Relations
OTTAWA — In a recent episode of The Shawn Ryan Show, former Navy intelligence specialist Chase Hughes laid out what a psychological operation really …
6 months, 3 weeks ago
“He Certainly Influenced Trudeau”: Charles Burton on Academic Paul Lin and China’s Early Reach into Canada
In this episode, Charles Burton recounts his 2018 detention by China’s secret police — an ordeal that included hours of interrogation by MSS officers…
7 months ago
From Westminster to Ottawa to Vancouver: Unmasking the CCP Networks Behind Espionage and the Global Fentanyl Trade
OTTAWA — In this episode, I join Jason James of BNN to unpack The Bureau’s latest findings on the Westminster espionage scandal that has sent shockwa…
7 months, 1 week ago
“A Non-Government Government”: Former U.S. Soldier and Southern Border Patrol Agent on Mexican Cartels, Links to China and Terrorists, and Canada’s Growing Risks
OTTAWA/AUSTIN — In today’s episode of The Bureau Podcast, former U.S. Border Patrol agent Ammon Blair traces his path from military service to the fr…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
The Shadow Architects: Dominic Barton, McKinsey, Mark Carney, and the Powers Behind Trudeau’s Government
OTTAWA — In this episode, I sit down again with BNN’s Jason James to unpack one of the most powerful and underexamined networks shaping Canadian poli…
8 months ago
Tibetan Government-in-Exile Leader Warns: Defending Tibet Is Key to Preserving Global Freedom
OTTAWA — In this episode, Sikyong Penpa Tsering, President of the Central Tibetan Administration, joins me for a conversation on Tibet’s global signi…
8 months, 1 week ago